Dear colleagues,

Would anyone be interested in serving as recorder at the following session, which I'll be moderating, at the ARLIS/NA conference in Denver?

Thanks.

Best,

--Paul Glassman

Sunday, May 4, 2008
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Icon or Enclosure? The Architecture of the Denver Art Museum 

The 21st-century art museum is a natural opportunity for architects inclined toward expressive form-giving. With the possible exception of the restoration and additions to New York's Museum of Modern Art by Taniguchi and Associates, few recent designs for major art museums exhibit the least reticence about bold architectural gestures, whether in shape, volume, materials, or color. Daniel Libeskind's new Frederic C. Hamilton Building for the Denver Art Museum, with its iconic silhouette, provides us with a paradigm of dynamic form as the context for a major art collection. Panelists will discuss the design and construction processes for the Hamilton Building, its effect on programs and the museum's educational mission, as well as the critical narrative that has accompanied a progressive building tradition at the museum.

Speakers:

Alan Michelson, Head, Architecture and Urban Planning Library, University of Washington, Seattle: Reception at the Designer Gallery: Four Decades of Architectural Criticism of the Denver Art Museum

Brit Probst, Principal, Davis Partnership Architects, Denver (architects with Daniel Libeskind of the Frederic C. Hamilton Building of the Denver Art Museum): No Right Angles: Challenges in Building the Frederic C. Hamilton Building

Heather Nielsen, Master Teacher for Native Arts and Head of Community and Family Programs, Denver Art Museum: Thinking outside the Box: Re-defining the Museum Experience
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